1918 georgia tech football game snopes. Georgia tech led that game 126 0 at halftime. The biggest game of the season came when georgia tech 5 0 and on a 33 game winning streak went to pittsburgh to play the panthers of pop warner who. A photograph that has resurfaced plenty in recent months taken by a tech student during the 1918 season shows fans at a game wearing masks.
Here is a photo of an undetermined georgia tech home game during the 1918 college football season. It was the only game that was. The 1918 georgia tech golden tornado football team represented the georgia institute of technology during the 1918 southern intercollegiate athletic association football season.
It was the only game that was modified because of the pandemic. The only away game georgia tech played that year. It noted fans at the oct.
The photo was taken by georgia tech student thomas carter. A copy of a story in the oct. Tony barnhart tweeted a photo of masked fans at a georgia tech football game back in 1918 during the spanish flu pandemic.
16 1918 edition of the atlanta constitution about the georgia tech football team. The team led by john heisman played games in front of fans. The tornado was coached by john heisman in his 15th year as head coach compiling a record of 61 30 siaa and outscoring opponents 466 to 32.
As with the mlb season fans attending college football games wore masks as shown in these photos of a georgia tech game at grant field in 1918. During the deadly second wave of the 1918 pandemic georgia tech still managed to play seven games six at home and one on the road that was rescheduled for pitt. During the deadly second wave of the 1918 pandemic georgia tech still managed to play seven games six at home and one on the road that was rescheduled for pitt.
It was the only game that was. Thomas carter was an undergraduate at the time and.